‘Every body is a normal and beautiful thing’: Melissa Suffield poses in a baby pink lingerie set as she encourages all bodies are ‘normal’ and don’t need to recover after childbirth
She is known for posting uplifting social media videos in lingerie to inspire women as a body neutral advocate.
And Melissa Suffield, 29, took to Instagram again Tuesday to share a video encouraging women that all bodies are normal and will change over time.
The former EastEnders star posed in a baby pink underwear set to show off her curves and used the video as a reminder that bodies don’t need to heal after having a baby – as she showed off parts of her own body.
Uplifting: Melissa Suffield, 29, posed in a baby pink lingerie set on Tuesday as she encouraged all bodies are ‘normal’ and don’t need to recover after giving birth
With her blonde locks pulled into a high bun, the beauty looked natural for the inspirational video.
Melissa, the mother of son River, two, superimposed text on the video and wrote, “Remember when we were pregnant and our bellies were precious? And then suddenly they were no longer valued by society?
She then showed off her body from a variety of angles, revealing details of “new roles”, stretch marks, an overhanging stomach and a “not flat” stomach.
Before we end the video with: “What if we remembered that we are still beautiful and valued. And that we deserve to be respected and valued by others and ourselves.”
Reminder: The former EastEnders star posed in the baby pink underwear to show off her curves and used the video as a reminder that bodies don’t need to bounce back after having a baby – as she showed off parts of her own body
Real Bodies: She then showed off her body from multiple angles, detailing “new rolls”, stretch marks, overhanging abdomen and a stomach that is “not flat”.
The actress wrote a lengthy caption, urging women to see their bodies as normal when they change, and not “disgusting.”
She wrote: “At what point do we stop seeing our bodies as great and start seeing them as worn out and broken? Why do we see these bodies after birth as something to overcome and make peace with?
“The goal is always to get back to the workout schedule, the jeans, the pre-baby figure (once a doctor signs you off), but you’re not the same person you were. So it’s ok that you look a bit different too.”
Respect: Before we end the video with: “What if we remembered that we are still beautiful and valued. And that we deserve to feel respected and valued by others and ourselves.
Believe it: The actress wrote a lengthy caption urging women to see their bodies as normal when they change, and not as “disgusting.”
“We’re always changing, in so many ways – imagine if we lived in a world that hadn’t taught us to beat ourselves up when it happened? Imagine if we just kept moving through our lives, finding joy and fun and working to be the best version of ourselves.
“Imagine, when we looked down and saw a stomach like mine, we didn’t immediately think ‘disgusting’ but ‘normal’.”
Before the end: “Because it is so. It is normal. There are SO many types of bodies, and each of them is a normal and beautiful thing. Only you can tell yourself often enough that you believe it.’
Melissa shares River with her husband, cruise director Robert Brendan, who she has been with for over ten years.
Since giving birth, she’s been candid about her postpartum figure, posting on her Instagram account credited as a confident mom.
Sweet: The mother-of-one is married to cruise director Robert Brendan and they welcomed son River in March 2020